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Johnny, have discovered that you have taken
more maple sugar than gaxe you"
"fcs, grandma, I've been making believe there
was. another little boy spending the day with
me-"
Mrs. A. d. Chandler, Derby, Vermont, writes;
81 think Or. Seth Ar7aold's Indian Vegetable ST.
gar Coated PiHs the best ever used.'
DR.. Seth Arnold's Soothing and Quieting Cor
dial for children. Recommended by mothers and
nurses. zoe.
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CARD.

HAVING permanently associated myself with
HI b. A. ATKINSON q Co.. house furnlshers, cor
ner Pearl and Middle streets, Portland, shall be
happy 10 meet my friends In the State Of Maine at
my new quarters. My twenty-five years expe-
rlence In the business with Walter Corey 4 CO.,
six OF which was spent as manager (in connection
with Walter l.. COrey) OF the Portland furnE
ture Co, warrants me In believing that can hll
any order entrusted 90 my care 70 your entire sat
isfactOu. Assuring you that we have one Of the
largest stocks Of carpets chamber sets and parlor
suits In the country 10 select from, remain
Yours Very Respectfully,
LORENZO r. DYER.
Oct2o an
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when Baby "ss sick, we gave her castoria,
When she was Child, che cried for CastOria
when sho became Miss she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria,
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Portland and Ogfsnsburg R. R.
PORTLAND & MONTREAL LINE.
Only Line runvsng DAY TRAINS be-
tween PoTtlnnd aud Montreal.

FALL ARRANGE M EMIT.
Commencing mondaI, October 4, 1885.
and until mrther notice Passenger Trains win
Leave Portland as follows
s.3J A. m. for Bridgton, Fryeburg, No. Conway
Fabyans, Btehleham. Lancaster, Whitehed
LittIetOn, Wells River Montpelier, ST. John
bury, Newport, Sherbr0Oke Montreal, Burling-
ton, SwantOn, Ogdensburg and West.
81 . y. ma. Local Portland 10 Bartlett and lnteI
mediate stations, with stage e0nnectiOns for
No. Windham, Standish, Limington, Sebago.
Naples ParsOnfeld, kezar Falls, Denmark
Lowell and conway Corner; also for No Brides
ton, Harrison and Waterford via. Bridgt0n.
Trains Arrive i'm Portland
1888 N. from Bartlett and Way Stations.
S.35 p. n. from Montreal, Burlington and West
j.. HAMILTON. sapt
CHAS. III. FOYE, e.. II. A.. oet1dtf
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Cleared.

Sch Exchange, Buckmaster, Bar harbor-Paris
FIGURING Co.
SAILED--Barques NJ s. L Cam, John E Chase /:
schs Edw Waite, Ralph Sinnett
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California NNInIno stock.

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SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 81 lss7.-The follow
ing are closing official quotations OF mining stocks
to-day:
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IIOFeatl INaFkoE5s
by telegraph
LONDON. Feb. /. ls97.-Consols for money
l00ss and for account 100 l1-l6. '''''''
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New York mining stocks.

NEW xoih, req. L, looI.-Ine tonoWlng ar
closing quotations for mining stocks to-day:
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RumfOrd Falls & Buekfield Railroad


WEhteF AFFhngenent-Hn Effect Nov. 4,
1856.
Leave Portland, via G.. I. Railway, ITO a. m.
Lewiston 500; Mechanic Falls linked fralni
SAB; arriving at w. MinOt 900; Z. Hebron $50.
Buekneld 9.45; \. Sumner 1875; Hartford
1875; Canton Ills.
Leave Portland 100 p. m. Lewiston 81.
Mechanic Falls 3.15; arriving al w. Mln0t 327,
Z. Hebron 337 Buckhed $50; T.. Sumner 4.O6:
Hartford 4.lVj Canton 4.20; Gilbertvllle 4.36 D.
RETURNING-Leav Canton Ais, e.15 a. m.
arriving at Portland 1926 a. M, 1905 D. m.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
DAILY-From w. Minot 327 D. m for Hebron
Aeademyi Buekteld $50 D. m. for W. Sumner
and Turner Canton 4.25 p. IN. arriving at Peru
S5.50i Dixneld 500 Mexico 100 p. m; also Tor
brettuns Mills, LiyermOre. Returning leave
Mexico 600 Dixheld TOO a. m arriving AZ Port
land 1906 D. m. L. l.. LINCOLN 9nnf
II. @. BRADFORD. @. I. A. oct2odtf
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SMALL Pox IN GARDINER.
Prompt Measures to Prevent Spread
of the Disease.

GARDINER, Dec. 5.-The report that Mrs.
Frederick Williams, of Gardiner, was sick
with small pox, excited considerable talk
and at first some apprehension was felt in
various quarters. This was soon quieted,
however, by the prompt measures which
were taken by the local health officers to
prevent the spread of the disease. Secretary
Young, of the State Board of Health, was
communicated with and prompt measures
were taken to quarantine the infected house
and to vaccinate all persons who might have
been exposed. When Mrs. Williams was
first taken with the disease her mother and
a lady friend from Charlestown, Mass. were
with her. and supposing the case to be mere
ly one of chicken poX, treated the patient to
a sweat in hopes of driving it away. Upon
learning the true nature of the disease both
of them left the house. The mother OF Mrs.
Williams returned TO her home where pre-
cautions were taken to yaccinate her and
disiafect her clothing The other lady re-
turned to her home in Charlestown, the
health authorities of that place being notified
of her coming, in order that they might pro-
vide against any spread of the disease from
her. To-day the scholars in the schools
we yaccinated. So far as is known none
of the scholars of the schools have been ex-
posed to the disease. The local health Off
GERS and Dr. Young of the State Board of
Health deserve the highest credit for the
prompt action they have taken in this mat
ter. and the wise precautions they have taken
to prevent the spread of this disease.
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REFORM CLUB CONVENTION.
Third Party Influence and its Effect
on the Organization.
Especial to the Press. !

AUGUSTA, Dec 5.-The annual convention
of the Reform Clubs of the State will be
held at Gardiner December 7th and Sth, and
every measure possible has been taken to
make it well attended and profitable meet
ing, Notices have been sent out to clubs and
some rs different individuals interested, or
supposed to be interested, in the movement.
This once large and fourishing temperance
organization has dwindled down to a some
half dozen active clubs. .and but little is heard
from it nowadays in this section. An effort
will be made the coming winter to resusitate
it and the expectation is that organizers will
be placed in the field. A prominent re-
former in this city, an officer of the State or
ganization says the decadence of reform
clubs is owing to the attempt of Col. w. I.
Eustis and other Third Party men to bring
in politics, although the regulations require
that the clubs he non-politlcal and non-sec-
tartan. Many temperance people are so well
pleased with Gov. BodwelPs course in en-
forcing the liquor law that a new lodge of
the order is to be instituted in this city and
named after him.
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Secretary Whitney has ordered the suspen-
sion of Pay Inspector Stevenson for alleged
irregularities in the sale of the old boilers of
the HRichmond" at the Brooklyn navy yard,
and has appointed a court of inquiry to look
into the transaction.
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PORTLAND, MAINE, TUESDAY MORNING

for the future. "There is no doubt" said
Capt. Choate, shat a third regiment could
be formed easily, as there are already four
companies in the reserve militia that would
go into it at once. The question is, would it
be wise plan to form new regiment in
stead of filling out the present ones There
is today a vacancy in the First Regiment,
which only has seven companies. There
was also a vacancy in the Second Regiment
until it was filled by the Hanilin Guards Of
Bangor. The vacancies themselves were
caused by the disbanding of the Jameson
Guards of Bangor, and the Richards Light
Infantry OF Gardiner. Instead of forming a
new Regiment / believe it would be wiser
TO follow the Massachusetts plan, where,
when new companies are raised, they are
added to the old eight company regiments
and twelve company regiment is formed.
This regiment is then divided into three bat
talions of four companies each, and each
battalion has its own major. The adyant-
ages of this plan can be readily seen. First
it is more economical and secondly, If you
want to expand a regiment into brigade
you can do so much more readily, Tor you
have more trained officers at hand, as any OF
the majors are competent to act as colonies
or lieutenant colonels.
''One 0DJectl0n TO the 1ormatlon Oh new
regiment would be the additional expense,
which would be no small affair, as the appro-
priation is small enough as 1t Is.
"rhere Is one thing that ought 10 be done
at once, which would help the Maine militia
very much indeed refer to the fact that
the last legislature passed resolve authoriz-
ing the Governor 10 appoint a commission
that should agree upon place for perma-
nent encampment If this was done, the
money that was spent each year wonld make
some showing in the way of cook houses and
other buildings, as well as in other perma-
nent general improvements. AS yet, how
ever, the Governor has not seen fit to ap-
point such commission.
There is, too, pressing. need for new
and thorough revision of the militia law of
the State as at present on various occasions,
questions come up that are hard to decide
owing to the existence of doubt as to what
rule should govern. There was general
revision of the law in 1865, and another III
1880, but the old laws were not repealed
where they did not conflict with the new
nnaS -
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RABBIT ExTERMINAToRs.
Hundreds OF People Anxious TO
Secure that Big Reward.

New YORK, Dec st is hardly more
than week since r. w. Cameron d Co., Of
% South William street, as the agents Of the
government of New South Wales. made
public the offer Of S125.000 reward to the
Yankee who should rid that colony of the
lack rabbit pest. The offer was made in
view Of the fact that the country was over
run with rabbits that were destroying the
crops Of the farmers. The number Of letters
received from persons willing to undertake
the contract has overwhelmed the New York
agents. The size of the reward offered has
evidently attracted very general attention OF
those who would undertake anything for
such consideration. Poison is tAe favorite
method recommended, but many Of the
writers are reticient about their proposed
schemes, and offer to deliver the secret
method of determination G. Q. ID. One
simple-minded farmer proposes the ordinary
sapiing trap, now commonly in use in New
York woods for rabbits and bear cubs. An
other man describes an automatic clock
work device that pounds the rabbits to death ;
a drawing accompanying this proposition
shows three rabbits flying into fragments
from the machine.
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society OF Natural History.

Last evening Rev, DIR. Hill spoke before
the society concerning the Portuguese man
of-war or Physalia. 1t Is a very highly
colored mass Of jelly with flower like top
resting on bladder and stomach. From the
under side there drop numerous tentacles
ofdifferent shapes. The animal is rarely
over foot long but the tentacles often reach
out or down to the distance Of 20 TO 60 feet.
Until recently naturallsts were unable to
classify the Physalia. Some have consider
ed them radiltes such as star fishes, corals.
&C. Others have thought them mollusks or
sea snais. The ludierous errors Of the older
naturalist were noticed at some length by
Dr. Hill and liberal quotations made from
monograph of the Physalla by M. Lesson.
The more recent studies Of Agassiz, the elder
and his son, and Of other naturalists prove
that the man-of-war is not single indiyi-
dual but a community allied In this respect
to the eorals and hydroids.
The most noticeable feature to the general
observer Is the buoyancy and intense bril-
liancy Of color Of the animal as he floats up
on the surface Of the tropical sea.
Taken into ones hand sharp and very
painful sting is felt; one writer remarking
that il was $50 intense that went into con-
vulsion." Fishes as large as mackerel and
herring If by chance they run afoul the long
streaming tentacles are instantly paralyzed
and taken up to other tentacles which per-
form the task Of eating and digesting. Still
other members are charged with sailing or
navigating the community and final group
| looking much like punches Of grapes are the
members which reproduce the bud from
which grow other communities. According
TO Agassiz the man-of-wars are children adj
herring to the mother from which they bud.
The tentacles which do the fishing are
covered with little buds which emit an ex-
ceedingly irritating blue liquid which doubt
less aids in killing the prey and preparing
the food for digestion. This LIQUID Is also
very irritating to human flesh and Is popular
ly supposed to be poisonous. but expert
ments upon dogs, chickens and human be-
ings show that it is harmless in the stomach.
DIR. Hill read extracts from his diary un-
der date Of January, 1872, while aboard the
Hassler with Prof. Agassiz sailing near the
equator in the Atlantic.
Mr.. Fuller threw upon the screen eolored
photographs Of the Physalia and numerous
other allied forms Of animal life.
Donations were announced of mineral
| from Arthur X. Hunt.
DIR. John z. Sheahan Of Dennysville was
nominated corresponding member.
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BOSTON MAINE.
The directors Of the Boston IL Maine sub
nit the following report Of the operations OF
the road for the year ending Sept. 80 1887;
The gross receipts for
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Lth CONGRESS-..FIRST SESSION.
SENATE.

WASHINGTON. Dec. D.
The Senate chamber wore a fresh and
tasteful appearance this morning. The floors
and galleries were newly carpeted and the
desks glistened in a coat Of varnish. The
desks of many of the Senators and that OF
the President of the Senate were elaborately
adorned with flowers in various unique and
tasteful forms. Senators began to arrive be-
fore II o'clock. The chief topic Of converse
tlon, with the majority, was the prospect OF
conflict over the admission of certain Dem
oeratic Senators-elect, and it early became
known that the Republicans, in default OF
any caucus plan of action, had concluded to
follow the lead of their members of the COM
mittee on privileges and elections. These
had teen in informal consultation and 1t
was understood that they had reached the
conclusion to make no opposition TO the ad-
mission of Turpie, Of Indiana, but to object
to the admission Of Faulkner, of West vir-
ginia, on the ground that there were conflict
ing credentials from that STATE. The gen
eral opinion was that there would be no
deadlock. The galleries were crowded TO
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LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, Dec. 9, 1887.
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AROUND AN EBONY TABLE.
How Mr.. Bayard's NegotiatIors Dis
cuss the Fisheries.

NEW YORK, Dec. "a despatch to the
Sun from Washington says: Thel Fisheries
Commission works at leisurely pace-in
fne keeping with its high and lordly digni-
ty as the special International Parliament.
Only two sessions are held in the week
These are on Tuesday and Saturday after
moons. The intervals aro mainly devoted by
the Commissioners on either side to the
study and assimilation of arguments adj
vanced and propositions made in regular
sessions. The diplomatic reception room in
which the Commissioners meet is the mo =
sumptuous apartment Uncle Sam has yet
furnished. 1t is ON the second floor Of the
huge State, War and Navy building, adjoin-
ing Secretary Bayard's office chamber to the
west. 1t is % feet wide by 40 in length. Its
big windows look out to the south over the
tawny Potomac and toward the great white
shaft of the Washington monument. The
Commissioners sit at a magnificent heavy
ebony table, drawn up near the massive old
fashioned fireplace at the west end OF the
room. Here and there. in careless arrange
ment, over the highly polished oak floor are
scattered Bokhara rugs of the most exQuis-
ite pattern and color. In the centre of the
room is large circular diyan. The walls
are painted a yellow green. and the gr0ined
iron ceilings are uOue III " llBHL lnOuern
Pompeian shade, and steHcilled in colors
that suggest very strongly the interior of a
Pullman palace car. All the furniture of
the room-the heavy and sumptuous chairs
and sofas-is made Of highly polished ebony
and upholstered in sage green brocades.
The curtains are hung with stiff, heavy tap
estry.
"fhere is no prospect that the Commission
will conclude its labors this fortnight. The
slow way in which its sessions are held in
dicates that every inch Of ground in the
whole dispute will be gone over carefully.
Mr.. Bayard, with the Presidents advice and
consent has submitted the draft of treaty
which RECEIVERS somewhat the ground which
the administration lost in the secret de-
spatch which Mr.. Bayard sent to Minister
Phelps last summer and lately made public.
The effect of Mr.. Bayard's announcement in
the despatch which he sent Mr.. Phelps
with Instructions to show it to the Marquis
of Salisbury, that in no event, however the
fisheries dispute might be settled, would the
United States resort to war with Great Brit
ain, has been quite apparent in the attitude
of the British Commissioners. All PROPOSE
tions Look to indemnity from England for
outrages inflicted upon American fishermen
have seemed to make very little impression" "
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ANARCHISTS AT WORK.
A Saloon in Cutler, Indiana, Blown
TO Pieces bv Giant Powder.

CUTLER, Ind, Dec. Sat an early hour
yesterday morning, tremendous explosion
occurred in Stevenson Brothers saloon.
Giant powder in oyster cans, had been placed
under the building, and over the cans were
piled heavy stones. Great pieces of granite
were sent crashing through the building
tearing window frames from the walls. The
saloon floor was completely uplifted. The
sides of the building were forced out at the
sills. A large stove was blown through the
ceiling, and not bottle on the bar was left
mi hrnlran
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SICKNESS OF GOV. BoDWELL.
Suffering with Congestion OF the
Lungs, 6ut Not In Danger.

AUGUSTA, Dec. 5.-Gov. Bodwell. while
on his way to Rockland, on the morning
train, was taken i'll at the station at Bruins
wick and was brought back home on the
afternoon train. His physician says that his
illness is congestion Of the lungs, not heart
disease, and that at present he is not danger
ously i'll. AT 10 o'clock he was resting easy.
He has overworked and been considerably
exposed lately. Hopes of his speedy re-
coyery are entertained.
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GEN ERAL NEWS.

Frederick Reilly, aged 10, an inmate Of st:
Joseph's Convent in Jersey City, held
Thomas Jones, a four year old companion,
on a red hot range last night until the little
fellow was rescued, probably fatally burned
Reilly was arrested
The giving way Of a floor during an auc
tion sale In Teeswater, Ont, yesterday, re-
suited in injuring twenty persons.
An explosion of locomotive at Stillart
station on the Intercolonial road yesterday,
killed three men, injured many others and
wrecked the station.
The running time over the Canadian Paci-
fic between Winnipeg and Vancouver will be
reduced to four days.
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Blowing Up a Policeman.

UNION HILL, n. j., Dec. 5.--While John
Feeney, policeman, was in saloon at this
place yesterday, bomb was thrown into the
room and exploded under the table at whioh
Feeney had been sitting a moment before.
The table was thrown into the air, and two
windows of the saloon were shattered.
Search was made outside the building, but
the thrower of the missile could not be found
Feeney is the officer who interfered with an
Anarchist meeting several SUNDAYS ago, and
arrested one of the Anarchists.
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The Message.
Did Villas Lose the Books ?

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 5.-Judge Lochren
this morning granted an order in the Post
master General Villas and William Welch
libel suit. ordering the complainants to show
cause why the books of records of the Madi-
son Fire Insurance Company should not be
produced to enable Welch to prepare bill
Welch claims the books cannot be found and
believes that Villas is responsible for their
disappearance.
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Gaining In Popularity.
[Rockland opinion.I

We notice that the Portland Press = iapS1 S
idly gaining in popularity in this seetion anu scr
we are by no means surprised at the Iaet Ws v1s
it is very ably conducted newsP@peiI pay lots "9 ~
od,Is ,,iho 10 and the enterprise with which
hoVp,fh lptathsrs news. the pleasing manner In
kg.1si ah n presents il, and the literary excel
Iepee OF the entire paper, are features which
ali may and do admire. 10 nose ,wno Wlsn
,,ar ~. we would cordially recommend the Press,
and would refer them TO the prospectus Of
tbe paper. printed in another column.
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SLACK piphtherIa in Arkansas.

LITTLE Rock. Ark, Dec. 5.-Alarming re-
ports continue to come in of black diphtheria
in Clay and adjoining counties. The local
physicians are unable to control the disease.
frhey have advised that physicians from
abroad be called upon, and this has been
done. The fatal list foots up over fifty, all
of whom have died within three weeks.
Three deaths are reported in one family in
side of twelve hours.
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RAILWAY MATTERS.
BOSTON q MAINE.

BOSTON MAINE.
The directors Of the Boston d Maine sub
nit the following report Of the operations OF
the road for the year ending Sept. 80, 1887;
The gross receipts for
40. iss7' were'..... ss,192. .3s2.so
oeh Including taxes. s397, ,ososs 5,s4se7e.7T
Net earnings. S2,S4S, ,7Oe.O5
Interest on funded
and unfunded debt s260 ,6o8.01 -.
Rent Of leased lines. i Adj ,O1o.lb lfll'oo@ho3
SulR,rs ehaTses 81 ne' .a.-. D.e s11s7 O219e
the Eastern Railroad Company
agreeable 10 the terms OF the .ooc. 20
And there remains. s................ 7ol,O2i.o6
Which has been appropriated as follows:
Dividend paid May IS.
5 per cent. ....... .S35O,oOO.cO
Dividend declared.
payable Nov. 15, ~.
OF Improvement. 1,o21.9e
s7o1 1.O21.oe
The large Increase in operating
expenses Is accounted for by an
increase In our pay roll caused
principally by the advance IN .oo7 z.ooA
And by Increase in taxes OH. 137 $3.50
The balance ............. ..-,.-.. 1gosoO1.oo@
Is principally accounted for by the advance IN
cost Of materials and supplies
During the past year 16 locomotives have
been purchased and one has been built In
our shops. Fifteen passenger cars, two bag
gage and express cars, twenty-five gondola
cars. one hundred standard dump cars, and
one hundred long platform cars have been
purchased. OF these. four passenger cars,
the baggage and express cars, slxty-Iour
standard dump cars, and hfty long platform
| cars take the place OF old ones. Inc 0theIs
| are additional TO our equipment, anu arc
| charged to Improvement account.
Contracts have been made foranew aaable..
| track iron bridge over the Merrimac River
| at Newburyport, and six of the piers have
| been extended for the second track. 1t IS
| expected that the bridge will be completed
| in season for next seasons travel Ames-
| bury pile bridge has been rebuilt, and the
abutments of Sycamore Creek bridge at
Portsmouth have been rebuilt with new
plate girder d0uble-track bridge. The re-
port also speaks of the proposed new union
depot to be built In Boston.
NOTES
The foundations Of the new Maine Central
bridge over Portland street have been begun.
This bridge will cross the street at right
angles.
The railroad party which went to Bridg-
ton to investigate the Bridgton Il Saco River
Narrow Gauge railroad returned on special
train Saturday morning and left for Boston
at noon. They were much pleased with the
road, and 1t Is probable that the one eontem-
plated will be built at once.
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MAIN e.
Fire at Barring.

CALAIS, Dec. 5.-A fire at Barring. this
morning, destroyed the lumber Mills Of ID.
F. Eaton & Sons, consisting Of three gangs,
two planning machines, lathe and shingle ma
chimes, and bridge approaches. The loss is
estimated at about $4,000; insured for
$4,000. Unless the mills are rebuilt, this is
a death blow to Barring, which depended en-
tirely upon them for prosperity. The cause
is unknOwn